JPII received a Niche rating of A+ this year, besting area schools! The Olympian recognizes JPII’s success in a recent article linked here. With 18 honors, AP, and college credit courses, JPII’s rigorous academics prepare students for college and career success. Niche also recognized JPII as the top school for STEM in Thurston County and as a top 200 school in the US!
We are proud to highlight recent JPII graduate from the Class of 2024, Kaden Harley, who was awarded the NROTC Scholarship for 2024. This marks the second consecutive year a JPII grad was awarded this prestigious honor which recognizes academic achievement, leadership potential, and commitment to serving the country.This scholarship not only covers the full […]
In early May, JPII President, Therese Allin was honored at the Soroptimist 2024 South Sound Exceptional Woman awards banquet. Therese was recognized for her commitment to service and the JPII community. Another member of the JPII community, Kim Kondrat, was honored for her service with Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s homeless shelter and outreach work.
On Saturday, November 4, the girls cross country team for Pope John Paul II High School defended their State Championship title, winning for the 4th consecutive year. Freshman Ruby H. finishing in 19:29.10, was crowned the individual state champion for girls 1B/2B, the first JPII athlete to do so. Junior, Ariel B. placed 4th overall in a […]
JPII was recently awarded the prestigious ranking of #1 in Thurston County for private schools by Niche, a huge online database of schools and colleges in America. Niche, which has over 140 million reviews and ratings, uses an in-depth ranking system to compile its results. This #1 in Thurston County ranking is coupled with recognition […]
If making it to Districts wasn’t achievement enough, fastpitch athletes proved that they were just as competent in the classroom as on the field, earning the Academic State Championship for the 1B classification. This marks JPII’s third time a JPII team has been named as academic state champions for the 2022-23 school year (girls cross […]
Nathan Miller and Catelin King have both received the prestigious 4-year Air Force Scholarship for ROTC in college which can cover $200,000 to $250,000 in tuition. Catelin remembers randomly opening her email and seeing “Congratulations” under the Air Force email heading. In reflection she said, “I’m grateful to the help that JPII provided in preparing […]
Our girls basketball team has won the WIAA/Gesa Credit Union Academic State Champions Award for achieving the highest grade point average in the girls 1B basketball classification. The season was made all the sweeter in that the team qualified for Districts for the first time in school history. Coach Caiti Schmitz was very pleased that the […]
In December, we launched a contest to engage our student body and community in creating our very own student designed JPII school logo. From multiple entries, the design from Catelin K. ’23 was chosen. The new JPII Eagle logo, designed by Catelin and formatted by Lauryn Johnson ’20, conveys pride, strength, spirit, excellence and truth. […]
Each Archdiocesan High School received an invitation to attend a special dinner in Seattle for student reps. Students had an opportunity to meet and mingle with other high leaders in our Archdiocese which provided a wonderful sense of solidarity for all. After dinner, Luke C. 23′ of JPII, and other representatives from each school gave a short reflection on how […]
We are incredibly proud to share that senior, Luke Christensen has been awarded the coveted $180,000 NROTC Marine Scholarship. Christensen was presented with the award in front of his JPII classmates by Gunnery Sergeant Pennington, Captain Reuben B. Smith IV and Staff Sergeant Gustavo Salazar Jr. of the United States Marine Corps. Therese Allin, principal […]
Pope John Paul II High School
5608 Pacific Avenue SE
Lacey, WA 98503
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